Robert Gallear Dear friends, For a brief period we are back in the green season. Candlemass falls at he beginning of this month and Ash Wednesday sees the month out. A little respite before the rigours of Lenten fasting take over. Meanwhile, I write this as the United Kingdom eases itself out of the European Union and … Read more
Dear friends, For a brief period we are back in the green season. Candlemass falls at he beginning of this month and Ash Wednesday sees the month out. A little respite before the rigours of Lenten fasting take over. Meanwhile, I write this as the United Kingdom eases itself out of the European Union and … Read more
Dear friends, During this Christmass Season I have enjoyed watching “The Grumpy Guide to Christmass.” (You can find it on YouTube.) One of my favourite Tories, Anne Widdecome, made the observation, “In our house, the decorations go up on Christmass Eve and come down on Twelfth Night – just like they always did.” I do … Read more
Dear friends, Worshippers at Holy Trinity will soon notice a seismic change in our worship on a Sunday morning. After many many years of faithfully playing the organ and accompanying the singing, Maurice Greenham has decided, at the age of 7…, to step down as our regular organist. He will still be with us on … Read more
Dear friends, I can’t remember if I have put pen to paper about the subject of Brexit. The Eve of All Saints’ Day approaches and there seems to be little sign of Brexit actually happening.Whatever one’s viewpoint, I don’t think anyone is holding their breath. Three things remain in my mind from the time of … Read more
Dear friends, Although this month isn’t packed with notable feast days, there is a new feast day which will set this month apart for English Christians. Blessed John Henry Newman will be included among the ranks of the saints by Pope Francis on Sunday, October 13th in S. Peter’s Basilica, Rome. John Henry Newman was … Read more
Dear friends, Has summer arrived at last? The sun is shining, the air is warm – and the seemingly endless rainy season may be behind us. Meanwhile, the tweety-birds have been tweeting mightily and seem to be around in their droves. There is a wren-in-residence in the vicarage front wilderness. What a din! I sit … Read more
Dear friends, A busy month – and General Synod around the corner in July. Having had a whole month of uninterrupted Eastertide, we now move towards the great feasts of Ascension, Pentecost, Holy Trinity, and Corpus Christi – not to mention The Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Birthday of S. John the Baptist, and the … Read more
Dear friends, Eastertide is a good time to think about death. “I am the resurrection and the life.” are words from S. John’s Gospel which should begin any church funeral. They are the words of Our Lord – and are often drowned out by Frank Sinatra singing “I did it my way.” on the P.A. … Read more
Dear friends, A bit of Scripture for you! 1 Corinthians 15:3-8 New Revised Standard Version 3 For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, 4 and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in … Read more